Claims extracted
23
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
35%
8 of 23 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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59/100
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Two fake Las Vegas showgirls allegedly turned a $20 photo op into a vicious brawl, with one woman repeatedly beating a tourist with her high-heeled boot nearly two dozen times after demanding more money.
Jennifer Ortiz and Magdellena Romero were arrested after the September 30 fight outside Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino on the Strip, which left a North Carolina man and woman injured, according to a newly obtained arrest report cited by Fox 5 Vegas.
The tourists reportedly paid $20 to take photos with three women in feathered showgirl costumes, but Ortiz allegedly followed them and demanded between $60 and $180 before the encounter turned violent, the docs state.
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docs → turn → 60
Video shared with TMZ shows the women fighting the tourists in front of stunned onlookers along Las Vegas Boulevard.
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women → share → Boulevard
Ortiz allegedly struck the man more than 22 times, including with her white high-heeled boot, leaving a nearly 2-inch cut on his forehead, according to the report.
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Ortiz → strike → report
Romero allegedly tackled the second tourist, pulled her hair and punched her in the face and head.
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Romero → tackle → face
A male tourist, who lost his shirt during the fight, then charged toward the women in an apparent attempt to protect his partner.
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who → lose → partner
The women allegedly attacked him, too.
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women → attack → him
Both tourists were treated at the scene but declined to go to hospital.
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tourists → treat → hospital
They later gave written statements to police and requested charges.
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They → give → charges
Ortiz was booked on charges of battery and obtaining money under false pretenses involving less than $1,200.
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Ortiz → book → 1,200
Romero was booked on a battery charge.
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Romero → book → charge
Both were taken to the Clark County Detention Center.
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Both → take → Center
A third woman in a showgirl costume was present but was not charged.
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woman → charge → costume
She did not strike either tourist and tried to break up the fight, police said.
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police → strike → fight
Both women disputed the tourists' accounts of the fight.
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women → dispute → fight
Ortiz claimed one tourist struck her first, while Romero said she intervened after seeing her friend being attacked.
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friend → claim → her
Ortiz is also accused of overcharging another tourist for photos in a separate incident at the same location.
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Ortiz → accuse → location
The man told police he agreed to tip her $60 and tapped his debit card against her phone, only to discover he had been charged $218, according to Fox 5 Vegas.
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he → tell → Vegas
When the customer challenged the charge, Ortiz allegedly gave him a false phone number to resolve the dispute.
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Ortiz → challenge → dispute
He also provided a written statement and requested charges, according to the report.
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He → provide → report
Ortiz was also involved in a similar confrontation at the Fremont Street Experience in March 2026, the docs state.
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docs → involve → March
Following that incident, a Las Vegas Municipal Court judge ordered her to stay out of trouble, according to Fox 5 Vegas.
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judge → follow → Fox
Ortiz and Romero are scheduled to return to court for a status check on December 3.
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Ortiz → schedule → December
The Independent has contacted the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department for comment.
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Independent → contact → comment
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